Folding display box



Jan. 8 1924- H. C. DURICK ET AL. FOLDING DISPLAY BOX Filed Feb. 27 v 2Sheets-Sheet @5 Oder 190256.:

uter Ouler' 2, Bird Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

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HENRY c. DUEICK, or woncns'rnn, AND Jonn a. BIRD, onnosron,assA-cirusnrrs; Assrenons TO wononsrnn rnrnnnoxcoivirenr, A CORPORATIONor MASSA- CHUSETIS.

" ro'nnrne DISPLAY Box.

Application filed February 27, 1922. Serial No. 539,376.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY C. DURICK and JoHN T. BIRD, citizens of theUnited States, said Durick residing at Worcester,

in, the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, said Birdresiding at Boston,

county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented ing DisplayBox, isa specification.

This invention relates to a folding' box or carton, adapted to form anattractive container for the display of fruit, candy or other articles.

It isthe general object of our invention to provide a display box whichmay be easily and cheaply manufactured from material having afinishedsurface on one side. only, and which may be formed substantially orentirely from a single, sheet of material.

Another object of ourinvention is to pro vide a box of this characterwhich, when folded, will'present a finished surface both on the insideand on the outside of the ar- 26' ticle.

Our invention further relates to the provision of a display cardassociated with the boxtogetherwith suitable provision forsupporting-the card. A further feature consists in providing a.supportor easel as a part of-thebox and byuse of which th'econtentsmaybe more advantageously positioned. I

Ourinvention further relates to arrangements and combinations of partswhich will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims Two forms of our invention are" shown in the:drawings in which-.- I I Fig. 1.isa plan view. of the unfinished side ofthe blank befolded;

Fig. 2 is perspective viewshowing the box partially folded; 45 Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the folded box" Fig; tisan upper-end view. of thefolded box, looking in the direction of the arrow 45 in Fig. 3;

of which the following the line 5--5 in Fig. 3

Fig.2 6 is a. plan view of" the unfinished side of a modification;

a new and useful Foldfrom Whichthe box is to Fig.- 5 isasectionalelevationtaken along n Fig. 7 is a perspective view of'th'e modifiedboxpartly folded;

Fig, 8 is a perspective view of the completely foldedbox;

Fig. 9 is an end view thereof; looking-in the direction of the arrow 9in Fig. 8;-

Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation taken along the line 10-10 in Fig. 8; y

Fig. 11 is a. detail sectional plan view taken along the line 1111'inFig; 8'-; and

Fig. 12 is a detailplan' view of the; easel locking device, looking inthe directionof the arrow 12 in Fig. 10.

Referring to the form of our invention shown in Figs. 1 .to 5, theblankfor'this box or carton is preferably formed from a single piece ofmaterialwhich requires only one finished surface. The plan view of thisblank shown in Fig 1 discloses the unfinished side thereof. I

This blank comprises an outer bottom portion 20 having a U-shaped slit21 near the centerthereof'. Lateral extensions ofthe bottom 20 formouter sides 22 and23 and inner sides 24 and 25; The outer sides 22 and23 are provided with looking flaps 26 and 28. v

An extension 29 from the end of the inner side 24 forms the inner upperend of part 29 is adapted for use as a upon which suitable advertisingmattefror decorative printing may be placed.

The outer side 28 is provided with anextension comprising an outer upperend 31, an end flap 32, alower edge flap 33' and a flap 34 adapted foruse as a brace for the display card 30. I

The portion of the flank extending from the lower edge of theouterbottom 20comprisesan outer lower end' 35-,"an inner-lower end 36',and an inner bottom portion 37. The length ofthe'portion' 37 maybe suchas to constitute the entire inner bottom or'a portion only thereof;asnc'ay be advisable under specific conditions. i

A narrow extension fr'om the upper edge of the outer bottom formsaneaselor support 38 and aneas'elbrace 3'9. Theflsever'al parts; of, theblank aresep'arat'ed' by scored lines as indicated in the drawingto'fa'cilitate the folding ofthe box,

When the blank above d'scifibe'diis folded.

it provides a box having the sides and ends of double thickness anddisplaying a finished surface bot-h on the inside and on the outside ofthe box. The bottom of the box is also of double thickness throughout agreater or less portion of its length. The display card 30 projectsupwardly from the top edge of the box and is sustained in this positionby the flap or brace 34 on the outer upper end portion 31.

In folding the box, the sides are first folded perpendicular to thebottom and the inner sides may then be folded within the outer sides.The lower end portion is then folded around the locking flaps 26 and 28of the sides, holding the sides in their folded position as indicated inFig. 2 in which figure, however, the inner side 24 is shown raised toindicate its direction of movement.

The inner upper end 29 is then folded to the position shown in Fig. 3,after which the outer end 31 is brought into position and its flaps 32and 33 are inserted to lock the parts together. The easel 38 and itsbrace 39 are positionedas shown in Fig. 5 to support the box at aconvenient angle for displaying its contents. 7

While we have described a convenient method of folding the box, it willbe obvious that the exact order of the steps may be considerably variedwithout inconvenience.

The form of our improved box shown in Figs. 6 to 12 is in generalsubstantially similar to the form previously described.

The blank comprises an outer bottom 40,

outer sides 41 and '42, inner sides 43 and 44, v

locking flaps 45 and 46, an inner upper end 47, an outer upper end 48,outer and inner lower ends 49 and 50 and an inner bot-tom 51, all as inthe previous form.

End flaps 52 and 53 are formed on the upper ends 47 and 48 respectivelyand the end 48 is provided with the usual lower edge flap 54. A smallprojection or tab 55 is also formed on the inner side 44 for a purposeto be described.

The display: card and the provision for supporting the same is somewhatdifferent in this form of our invention. An extension from the upperedge of the upper inner end 47 is separated by a substantially U-shapedslit 56 to form a display card 57 and a card brace 58 having an endfiap-59.

The easel in this form of our invention is formed of a separate piece ofmaterial secured to the outer bottom 40 and comprising an easel orsupport 60, an easel brace 61 and a securing device comprising a cen terstrip 62 and side strips 63, the center strip having a V-shaped slittherein forming a tongue 64 adapted to extend through a slit 65 in theouter bottom 40.

The procedure of folding this second form of box is substantially thesame as in the first form, the tab 55 serving to prevent inwarddisplacement of the side 44. The display brace 58 is bent downward asindicated in Fig. 10 and its flap is inserted above the outer bottom 40,thus holding the display card in its desired position. The easel isfolded as indicated in F 10 and the tongue 64 is inserted through theslit 65 to hold the easel in position.

Having thus described two forms of our invention, it Will be evidentthat the boxes herein shown are of simple construction, and, whenfolded, provide receptacles which are attractive in appearance and whichare particularly well adapted for the display of articles of sale, suchas fruit or confectionery, and particularly in retail stores.

Having thus described our invention, it will be evident that changes andmodifications can be made therein. within the spirit and scope of ourinvention as set forth in the claims, and we do not wish to be other-Wise limited to the details herein disclosed, but what we claim is 1. Afolding box formed from a blank out and scored to form an outer bottom,extensions at the side thereof forming outer and iner sides for the boxand locking side flaps therefor, an extension from the end of one innerside forming an inner upper end, an extension from the end of theopposite outer side forming an outer upper end and having an end lockingflap thereon, and an extension from the lower end of the outer bottomforming outer and inner lower end portions.

2. A folding box formed from a blank cut and scored to form an outerbottom, extensions at the side thereof forming outer and inner sides forth box and locking side flaps therefor, an extension from the end of oneinner side forming an inner upper end, a display card projecting fromthe upper edge of said end, an extension from the end of the oppositeouter side forming an outer upper end, and an extension from the lowerend of said outer bottom forming outer and inner lower end portions andan inner bottom portion.

3. A folding box formed from a blank cut and scored to form an outerbottom, extensions at the side thereof forming outer and inner sides forthe box and locking side flaps therefor, an extension from the end ofone inner side forn'iing an inner upper end, a display card projectingfrom the upper edge of said end, an extension from the end of theopposite outer side forming an outer upper end, a brace for said displaycard, and an extension from the lower end of said outer bottom formingouter and inner lower end portions and an inner bottom portion.

4. folding box formed from a blank cut and scored to form an outerbottom, extensions at the side thereof forming outer and inner sides forthe box and locking side i flaps therefor, an extension from the end ofone inner side forming an inner upper end, a portion projecting from theupper edge thereof and forming a display card and a brace therefor, saidbrace having a locking end flap, an extension from the end of theopposite outer side forming an outer upper end and having an end lockingflap therefor, and an extension from the lower end of said outer bottomforming outer and in ner lower end portions and an inner bottom portion.

5. A folding box formed from a blank out and scored to form an outerbottom, extensions at the side thereof forming outer and inner sides forthe box and locking side flaps therefor, an extension from the end f oneinner side forming an inner upper end, a projection from the upper edgethereof forming a display card, a portion of said projection beingformed by a U-shaped slit as a brace for said card, and having a lockingend flap, an extension from the end of the opposite outer side formingan outer upper end, and an extension from the lower end of said outerbottom forming a double lower end and an inner bottom portion.

es. folding box formed from a blank Cut and scored to form an outerbottom, extensions at the side thereof forming outer and inner sides forthe box and locking side flaps therefor, an extension from the end ofone inner side forming an inner upper end, an extension from the end ofthe opposite outer side forming an outer upper end and having an endlocking flap thereon, an extension from the lower end of the outerbottom forming outer and inner lower end portions and an inner bottomportion, and an easel projecting from the upper end of said outerportion and having a brace cooperating with said bottom portion to holdsaid easel and box in position.

7. A folding box formed from a blank cut and scored to form an outerbottom, ex-

tions and an inner bottom portion, and an easel projecting from theupper end of said outer bottom and having a brace and means to lock saidbrace to said outer bottom.

8. A folding box formed from a blank cut and scored to form an outerbottom, extensions at the side thereof forming outer and inner sides forthe box and locking side flaps therefor, an extension from the end ofone inner side forming an inner upper end, an extension from the end ofthe opposite outer side forming an outer upper end and having an endlocking flap thereon, and an extension from the lower end of the outerbottom forming outer and inner lower end portions and an inner bottomportion, one of said inner box sides having a projecting tab confinedbetween the inner and outer bottom portions of the box when the latteris folded and preventing displacement of said inner side.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto ffixed our signatures.

HENRY C. DURIOK. J OHN T. BIRD.

